STRAKER SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC427036 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.29M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62012Business and domestic software development
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,287,901

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£285k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£258k£516k£774k£1.0m£1.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.29M£1.13M
Current assets£285.3k£1.29M
Net assets£1.29M£1.13M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  4. 2024-10-08
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  5. 2024-08-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-08-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-08-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-08-28
    ➖
    CUNNINGHAM, Ian Alexander resigned
    director
  9. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-03-01
    ➕
    MOONEY, Darren Charles appointed
    director
  18. 2012-06-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STRAKER SYSTEMS LIMITED
  19. 2012-06-26
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, Ian Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren Charles Mooney
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/08/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Alexander Cunninghamceased 28/08/2024· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-06-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

Springfield House
Laurelhill Business Park
Stirling
Scotland
FK7 9JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MOONEY, Darren Charles→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-03-01
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Active
CUNNINGHAM, Ian Alexander→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-06-26 · resigned 2024-08-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-10-30
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-10-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10